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We lost another great one, a rock legend! Eddie Van Halen was the guitarist of our generation. I’m not sure how many times I’ve witnessed his masterful skills in person, but I would’ve loved to see him one more time! RIP EVH.
Columbia’s Gray, Burruss, Bedard, Stevens & Brenner are enjoying a very nice run at the top of the chart. They currently have the #1 with Jawsh 685 X Jason Derulo X BTS’ “Savage Love (Laxed-Siren Beat),” Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” at #2, 24kGoldn’s “Mood” f/Iann Dior at #7 and BTS’ “Dynamite” sitting at #13 and that’s just what’s happening in the Top 15! Can’t wait to see what they throw at us next, as it’s sure to be “Golden,” see what I did there?
Republic’s Spangler, Romeo & Dastur, along with Island’s Ayelet Schiffman put three tracks in the Top 10 Most Added this week with Shawn Mendes’ “Wonder” in the #1 spot, scoring 166 adds on impact. Pop Smoke’s “What You Know About Love” was the #6 Most Added and scored adds from KAMP, KMVQ and Music Choice out of the box. Drake’s “Laugh Now Cry Later” f/Lil Durk was the #9 Most Added and pulled in another 11 adds. Marshmello & Demi Lovato’s “Ok Not To Be OK” is on over 50 stations and is now Top 25. Conan Gray’s “Heather” has officially charted and is Top 15 Spotify. Bastille’s “survivin’” impacted #2 Most Added, pulled in 4m streams and is chartbound.
Caroline’s Halpern & Applegate have Zoe Wees’ “Control” heading Top 25 with impressive new airplay from KHTS, HITS1, Z100 and KIIS.
KHTS’s Hitman Haze says, “Love supporting new music and Zoe Wees’ ‘Control’ is a no brainer. Powerful voice that fits right in on the radio.”
Arista’s Team Boulos continues to move JP Saxe’s “If The World Was Ending” f/Julia Michaels up with new spin increases this week from WAPE, KZZP and WKCI.
Capitol’s Marella, Nolletti, Acampora & Siciliano impacted Salem Ilese’s “Mad At Disney,” putting it in the Top 10 Most Added column. It’s Top 5 Global Viral and Top 10 U.S. Viral Spotify. Surf Mesa’s “ily (I love you baby)” is a Top 5 Spin and Audience gainer this week and moves up inside the Top 10 based on Power Research everywhere. Sam Smith’s “Diamonds” is set to join the Top 20 and is also a Greatest Gainer on the chart in Audience and spins.
Mom+Pop’s Team Jacobs have Ashe’s “Moral of The Story” f/Niall Horan Top 25 with Power research popping up everywhere. New adds include KRBE, WNOW and WFLZ.
Warner’s Chester, Dyer, Reich & Shih impacted Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” f/DaBaby and scored 127 adds out of the box as well as the #2 Most Added honors. It’s already Top 30 just a few days after release. Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” f/Charlie Puth is looking to join the Top 5 and was once again a Great Gainer this week. Saweetie’s “Tap In” looks to join the Top 30 with airplay from HITS1, Z100, KIIS and WKSC. Ali Gatie’s “Welcome Back” f/Alessia Cara is chartbound with early adds from WBLI, KBFF, WNCI and WXSS.
S-Curve/BMG’s Anderson & Leipsner, along with Hollywood’s Team Finck, have AJR’s “Bang!” heading Top 15 with spin leaders including KZHT, HITS1, WNCI and KNOU. New adds this week included WNKS and WXSS.
Epic’s Sackheim, Afloarei & Dimig put Travis Scott’s “FRANCHISE” f/Young Thug & M.I.A. back in the Most Added column for a second consecutive week, scoring 24 new adds this week including HITS1, KRBE, WIOQ and KZZP. It’s already heading Top 30. DJ Khaled’s “POPSTAR” f/Drake is Top 30 with 120 stations onboard. Zara Larsson’s “Wow” has charted with 100 stations onboard. Madison Beer’s “Baby” is chartbound with help from Music Choice, WWWQ and WZPL.
Def Jam’s Team Farag has Justin Bieber’s “Holy” f/Chance The Rapper joining the Top 15 this week with an almost closed out panel.
Hitco’s Team Klaiman continues to build the story on Dixie D’Amelio’s “Be Happy.” The streaming story on this one is amazing as it heads toward the chart.
Interscope’s Romano & Lopes have Juice WRLD’s “Come & Go” f/Marshmello set to join the Top 10 with 180+ station spinning. It’s Top 10 Hit Predictor Research and #1 PTL Research with Critical Mass. Look for this one to continue to climb. BLACKPINK & Selena Gomez’s “Ice Cream” is now on 170+ stations and heading Top 20. Prior to impact, Machine Gun Kelly’s “My Ex’s Best Friend” f/blackbear has pulled in 36 early adds including HITS1, WFLZ, WPOI and WXSS and is chartbound.
RCA’s Riccitelli, Maldonado, JR, Rothschild & Daddio have Kane Brown’s “Be Like That” f/Khalid & Swae Lee moving toward the Top 10 with 160+ stations onboard. Miley Cyrus’ “Midnight Sky” is Top 15 bound with big spin increases at WKQI, Venus, KXXM and KHTS. Chris Brown X Young Thug’s “Go Crazy” is Top 30 with 90+ stations onboard with new airplay from KUDL, WNOW and WPRO. Tate McRae’s “you broke me first” charts this week with help from Z100, KIIS, B96 and WBLI. It’s currently #5 on Apple’s Today’s Hits and has over 85m views on TikTok.
Music We Love:
Harry Styles “Golden” (Columbia)
Julia Michaels “Lie Like This” (Republic)